What's going on?
This week started out good, by the WettNex finally getting their first CD and selling a few copies and sending them to radio stations, but man has it gone down hill since then. Let me note that my week is still in the positive, because it would take a whole dang lot to bring me down from the euphoria of getting the album. By the way, its titled Leaning In, and will be available via our web site very soon. http://www.texaswettnex.com/
Now let's talk about this other crap going on.
Politics:
I hate 'em. I don't like politicians, I don't like the games they play, and I don't like the lies they tell. I hate 'em
In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina we've seen much ineptitude at every level of government. They can point fingers at those higher or lower, but the bottom line is that none of them handled this storm or its aftermath correctly. Government officials claim that they didn't have all the information they needed to accurately and expertly manage the situation, but we've all seen that this simply wasn't true. We've seen the e-mails circulating through FEMA and its ex-executive Mike Brown during what should have been a time of urgency. We've seen the videos of President Bush being briefed on the catastrophe to come before Katrina made her landfall. We've all known that New Orleans was a city that would inevitably end up under water some day.
So let me take up for the government for a second. They've done wrong and there is no doubt about that, but the real blame here goes to arrogance and complacency. I guess you could say that they weren't really prepared for such destruction, because none of us had ever seen such. You ever seen a little kid who just has to try to touch something hot? Their mother repeatedly tells them to stop, to not do that, that's it hot and it will burn you, but they just keep trying to get their little hands on whatever it might be. Then they finally touch it, and they cry, and they look at their mom with tears in their eyes and pouting faces and then they don't ever touch it again. For some reason this goes on throughout our lives, our parents tell us stuff that is bad for us and we always think they know nothing until we end up with blisters on our hands. So, here are the leaders of the towns, cities, states, and this country who are fixing to go through something that they had never seen, well at least not of this magnitude, and they had to get burned before they understood what the experts were warning them of. How about the people who stayed in their homes to "ride out" the storm? Now these are the people who criticize the government and their handling of the storm. (the ones who aren't dead) I recently saw an interview of a man who miraculously made it through Katrina. His words were something like, "I've made it through all the other storms unscathed (yeah, he didn't say unscathed) but I've not seen anything like this before" and he went on to say that he would evacuate in the future and all that other stuff. I didn't mean to write this much about Government. The whole thing is, everybody from Shrimper Joe on the Louisiana coast to President Bush made a rash of bad decisions in this matter, and its mainly because despite all the expert information that was handed to them, they were not prepared for this magnitude of storm. And they were extremely arrogant!
The World Baseball Classic:
How could the United States team disappoint us like that? Why didn't they go and crush everyone? How could they lose to Canada? How could they lose to Korea? Well duh! Although the continent of North America does rule the baseball world, United States citizens do not rule baseball. I'm not saying that there aren't very talented American baseball players. My favorite baseball player, Michael Young, is American and played on the American team. My favorite team, the Texas Rangers, has a list of American all-stars. If you look at stat leaders you'll see a bunch of Americans, but not for long. If any of you are surprised that Cuba is playing in the finals, well you don't know much about baseball. Boys from Latin countries are taught baseball from birth. These kids treat baseball they way that lower class urbanites look at basketball. Its a way for them to get out of poverty, and away from crime (although many of them just take the crime with them), and out of the perception that they are nothing. Some Latin Americans are signed under contract as young as 15. The Texas Rangers, then owned by President Bush, signed Sammy Sosa when he was 16. You want to talk about another bad decision by Bush and company, they traded him to the White Sox during his first major league season. There was no way the American team had a chance. But they lost to Canada? I guess we know how they felt when we started beating them at hockey.
The Cowboys to sign T.O.???:
Say it a'int so! Now I'll admit that I had very similar sentiments when they signed Keyshawn Johnson. I thought he was a loud-mouthed crybaby who wasn't nearly as talented as he thought he was. It turned out that he did some really great things in Dallas. He was a dependable receiver in the clutch, he was a inspiration in the locker room, he really did some great things for the fans (I saw him give game balls to handicap children who were in the stands during games, that's good stuff) and he didn't whine too much. So now they're going to get Terrell Owens. What the....? He is a loud-mouthed crybaby, who may be every bit as talented as he says he is. He's capable of making huge plays, and swaying a game. I'd say he's good for a touchdown every game and a half, and he makes other receivers better because defenses have to concentrate on him so much. But he's a Cancer! He was a cancer in San Francisco, he was a cancer in Philly, and I'd bet my left shoe that he'll be a cancer in Dallas. My only hope is that he wants revenge on Philly so badly, that he straightens up for at least this one year and helps Dallas to a Division Title. Let us (loyal Cowboys fans) not forget that this is the guy who celebrated on our Blue Texas Star. There are many fans that hopped off the Cowboys bandwagon the day they fired Tom Landry, well I hope that the day they sign T.O. won't empty out a few more seats. I know Jerry is thinking that if T.O. helps the 'Boys win that title that all will be forgiven, but aye some things just can never be forgotten!
I'm sorry, I've just been listening to too many commentators this week I guess. I've read too many headlines, and thought too many thoughts. I hope all of you are having a great weekend, and I'll catch up with you soon.
Don't forget... http://www.texaswettnex.com/ and if you want to hear some song samples go to www.myspace.com/thetexaswettnex
Now let's talk about this other crap going on.
Politics:
I hate 'em. I don't like politicians, I don't like the games they play, and I don't like the lies they tell. I hate 'em
In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina we've seen much ineptitude at every level of government. They can point fingers at those higher or lower, but the bottom line is that none of them handled this storm or its aftermath correctly. Government officials claim that they didn't have all the information they needed to accurately and expertly manage the situation, but we've all seen that this simply wasn't true. We've seen the e-mails circulating through FEMA and its ex-executive Mike Brown during what should have been a time of urgency. We've seen the videos of President Bush being briefed on the catastrophe to come before Katrina made her landfall. We've all known that New Orleans was a city that would inevitably end up under water some day.
So let me take up for the government for a second. They've done wrong and there is no doubt about that, but the real blame here goes to arrogance and complacency. I guess you could say that they weren't really prepared for such destruction, because none of us had ever seen such. You ever seen a little kid who just has to try to touch something hot? Their mother repeatedly tells them to stop, to not do that, that's it hot and it will burn you, but they just keep trying to get their little hands on whatever it might be. Then they finally touch it, and they cry, and they look at their mom with tears in their eyes and pouting faces and then they don't ever touch it again. For some reason this goes on throughout our lives, our parents tell us stuff that is bad for us and we always think they know nothing until we end up with blisters on our hands. So, here are the leaders of the towns, cities, states, and this country who are fixing to go through something that they had never seen, well at least not of this magnitude, and they had to get burned before they understood what the experts were warning them of. How about the people who stayed in their homes to "ride out" the storm? Now these are the people who criticize the government and their handling of the storm. (the ones who aren't dead) I recently saw an interview of a man who miraculously made it through Katrina. His words were something like, "I've made it through all the other storms unscathed (yeah, he didn't say unscathed) but I've not seen anything like this before" and he went on to say that he would evacuate in the future and all that other stuff. I didn't mean to write this much about Government. The whole thing is, everybody from Shrimper Joe on the Louisiana coast to President Bush made a rash of bad decisions in this matter, and its mainly because despite all the expert information that was handed to them, they were not prepared for this magnitude of storm. And they were extremely arrogant!
The World Baseball Classic:
How could the United States team disappoint us like that? Why didn't they go and crush everyone? How could they lose to Canada? How could they lose to Korea? Well duh! Although the continent of North America does rule the baseball world, United States citizens do not rule baseball. I'm not saying that there aren't very talented American baseball players. My favorite baseball player, Michael Young, is American and played on the American team. My favorite team, the Texas Rangers, has a list of American all-stars. If you look at stat leaders you'll see a bunch of Americans, but not for long. If any of you are surprised that Cuba is playing in the finals, well you don't know much about baseball. Boys from Latin countries are taught baseball from birth. These kids treat baseball they way that lower class urbanites look at basketball. Its a way for them to get out of poverty, and away from crime (although many of them just take the crime with them), and out of the perception that they are nothing. Some Latin Americans are signed under contract as young as 15. The Texas Rangers, then owned by President Bush, signed Sammy Sosa when he was 16. You want to talk about another bad decision by Bush and company, they traded him to the White Sox during his first major league season. There was no way the American team had a chance. But they lost to Canada? I guess we know how they felt when we started beating them at hockey.
The Cowboys to sign T.O.???:
Say it a'int so! Now I'll admit that I had very similar sentiments when they signed Keyshawn Johnson. I thought he was a loud-mouthed crybaby who wasn't nearly as talented as he thought he was. It turned out that he did some really great things in Dallas. He was a dependable receiver in the clutch, he was a inspiration in the locker room, he really did some great things for the fans (I saw him give game balls to handicap children who were in the stands during games, that's good stuff) and he didn't whine too much. So now they're going to get Terrell Owens. What the....? He is a loud-mouthed crybaby, who may be every bit as talented as he says he is. He's capable of making huge plays, and swaying a game. I'd say he's good for a touchdown every game and a half, and he makes other receivers better because defenses have to concentrate on him so much. But he's a Cancer! He was a cancer in San Francisco, he was a cancer in Philly, and I'd bet my left shoe that he'll be a cancer in Dallas. My only hope is that he wants revenge on Philly so badly, that he straightens up for at least this one year and helps Dallas to a Division Title. Let us (loyal Cowboys fans) not forget that this is the guy who celebrated on our Blue Texas Star. There are many fans that hopped off the Cowboys bandwagon the day they fired Tom Landry, well I hope that the day they sign T.O. won't empty out a few more seats. I know Jerry is thinking that if T.O. helps the 'Boys win that title that all will be forgiven, but aye some things just can never be forgotten!
I'm sorry, I've just been listening to too many commentators this week I guess. I've read too many headlines, and thought too many thoughts. I hope all of you are having a great weekend, and I'll catch up with you soon.
Don't forget... http://www.texaswettnex.com/ and if you want to hear some song samples go to www.myspace.com/thetexaswettnex
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